BBQ News: 11/8 – 11/14

– Meat Fight is a barbecue competition held in Dallas this weekend. Chefs compete with their versions of barbecue, while pitmasters (and Ron Swanson) do the judging. One of the competing chefs is Dallas’s Brian Luscher, and he helped (we think) produce this parody video of how he’s changed since winning last year’s title along with team Meatallica:

– A report from Mississippi: Brisket is difficult, so just give up and smoke a tenderloin if you want beef barbecue.

– “All the grillin’. None of the killin’!” is the tag line of a new vegan barbecue truck in Austin (where else?). BBQ Revolution is their incredibly optimistic name. Their Facebook page indicates they have a smoker, but their “ribs” are made of tempeh. We predict multitudes of Texans approaching a truck called “BBQ Revolution” then walking away confused, shaking their heads, and driving the half mile to Stiles Switch BBQ.

– Fort Worth Magazine readers and editors chose Railhead Smokehouse as Ft. Worth’s best barbecue with Cooper’s and Angelo’s close behind. Woodshed Smokehouse placed in categories of Meal with a View, Outdoor Dining, and Place to Take Visitors.

– Tim Love and Jesse James designed a barbecue truck. This Toyota Tundra is built for tailgating, but where’s the smoker?

– I’m not sure how we missed this from last month, but ESPN.com gave a nice shout out to Vitek’s while praising the Baylor offense:

– Finally, things can be rough on the barbecue trail. Blogger Bryan has a near brush with death on his motorcycle last month, and is on the road to recovery. It’s good to see that barbecue wasn’t his last meal.

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